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1、南京财经大学成人高等教育网络课程 大学英语综合教程（第二册）试卷2*本试卷满分为100分，答题时间为90分钟。一、阅读判断(共 10小题，共计 20分)二、单项选择题(共45小题，共计 80分).Reading Judgment(True or False)(20.Reading Judgment(True or False)(20)Directions:Directions:In this part,you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the following 10 questions.If
2、the statement agrees with the information given in the passage.You choose A for True;and if statement contradictsthe information given in the passage,you choose B for False.Ability to LearnAbility to LearnPeople differ in their ability to learn.They differ in the amount of ability they have,as well
3、as in the kindof ability they have.Some students can barely get passing marks in high school,while others earn all As.Certainstudents are successful in mathematics and science but do poorly in literature and history.Other students do wellin literature and history and poorly in science and mathematic
4、s.It is hard to find out what causes these differences.Are they due to the persons background tothe kind ofhome or neighborhood in which he grew up and the kind of experiences he had?Or is a persons ability to learn passedon to him from his ancestors,along with such traits as the texture of his hair
5、 and the color of his eyes?Most studies of these questions seem to point to the fact that both the conditions under which a person growsup(his environment)and the traits passed on to him from his ancestors(his inheritance)determine how well the personlearns.It is true that some families have an unus
6、ually large number of gifted members.But these families may livein homes in which there are books and other opportunities for learning.The parents may be concerned with theirchildrens success in school.In other families there are generations of people with very modest abilities.In thesefamilies,inte
7、rest in learning may not be encouraged.Differences between boys and girls in ability to learn have also been reported.Generally,however,the differenceshave been small.Girls tend to have slightly better grades in elementary school,and they re slightly better in workskills than boys.Boys,on the averag
8、e,get higher scores on mathematical learning tasks and in science and mechanics.It is doubtful that the differences reported in learning reflect physical differences between boys and girls.It is more likely that the differences in learning reflect a general feeling among people in the Western world.
9、Certaintasks are popularly felt to be best suited to girls and others best suited to boys.It is thought by many people that children learn more easily than adults.But children are not necessarily thebest learners.The ability to remember numbers,to memorize poetry,or to learn school subjects increase
10、s as peoplegrow older.In many of these tasks a person can achieve nearly twice as much at the age of 20 as he can at the ageof 10.After the age of 25 the ability to acquire new learning begins to drop somewhat.This drop continues for therest of ones life.But it is not the same for all subjects.The a
11、bility to learn routine tasks falls off fasterthan the ability to learn meaningful material.It also seems to be true that people who are intelligent and welleducated show less of a drop than others in ability to learn as they grow older.The rapid growth of technical and other information in this cen
12、tury has made learning particularly important.But many questions wait for answers.Much research is going on in psychological laboratories.Psychologists want toknow how memory works.In what way is an ability to learn affected by the skills we have learned before?Do humanbeings have certain inborn abi
13、lities that make it possible for them to learn some skills more easily than others?The need for learning and remembering is especially important to students.Perhaps your task as a student willbe made easier as more is discovered about learning.1.Different people have different abilities to learn.A.T
14、rueB.False2.A persons ability to learn,as well as the traits of the texture of his hair and the color of his eyes,is inheritedfrom his ancestor.A.True B.False3.The two factors both the environment and the inheritance play a crucial rolein deciding a persons abilityto learn.A.TrueB.False4.The parents
15、 of the families which have an extremely large number of capable members pay more attention to theirchildrens achievements in study.第 1 页A.TrueB.False5.Due to their physical distinctions,boys and girls make an enormous difference in their ability to learn.A.TrueB.False6.It is widely believed that so
16、me tasks are appropriate to girls as well as boys.A TrueB.False7.It is universally accepted that children can learn better than adults.A.TrueB.False8.All peoples ability to acquire new things will decline at the same speed after they are 25.A.TrueB.False9.No questions about peoples ability to learn
17、remain to be resolved.A.TrueB.False10.The more about learning is revealed,the easier the students study will be.A.TrueB.False.Reading Comprehension(80.Reading Comprehension(80)Directions:Directions:There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by 5 questions.For each of them thereare
18、 four choices marked A),B),C)and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter.Passage 1Passage 1The key to any successful garage sale(家庭旧物出售)is to get the word out.The best means of advertising yoursale is to place an ad in the local newspaper.If you have a city and neig
19、hborhood paper,make sure you advertisein both.The ad should be large enough that it stands out.It should also include information on where the sale islocated with directions,the“hot”items youre selling and the time the sale will start and end.An ad shouldbe placed at least two days before the sale a
20、nd run until the day of your event.That way people can plan their route(路线)to the sale in advance.Signs are another great way to inform your community.Post them in places where people gather,such as storesand community centers.Some businesses have a central bulletinboard(布告栏),which is the best place
21、to advertise.Other places to post are at the local college or university campus.This is especially helpful if your sale is happeningin August or early September when students have returned to school and are looking for cheap finds.Post signs around your neighborhood.You should also place both ads an
22、d direction signs,especially if yourelocated on a side street without a major presence.Signs will attract and direct people.Just make sure you printin bold letters and use large direction signs so people can read the information from the front seat of their car.1.The best way of getting out the news
23、 of your garage sale is to _.A.publish the news onlineB.visit people door-to-doorC.advertise in the local newspaperD.make phone calls to your neighbors2.You should place an ad at least two days before the sale so that people can _.A.get enough cash for the saleB.compare prices of the itemsC.select t
24、he items they will buyD.decide on their route in advance3.Why should signs be posted in a community center?A.Schools are nearby.B.There are many stores.C.Students often meet there.D.More people gather there.4.What advice is given for printing the signs according to the last paragraph?A.Colored signs
25、 are preferred.B.Bold letters should be used.C.Large pictures should be included.D.Phone numbers should be provided.5.The best title for the passage might be _.A.Advertising Garage SalesB.Advantages of Garage SalesC.Importance of Garage SalesD.Printing Ads for Garage SalesPassage 2Passage 2In the ei
26、ghteenthcentury one of the first modern economists,Adam Smith,thought that the“whole annual produceof the land and labor of every country”provided revenue to“three different orders of people:those who live byrent,those who live by wages,and those who live by profit”.Each successive stage of the indu
27、strial revolution,however,made the social structure more complicated.Many intermediate groups grew up during the nineteenth century between the upper middle class and the workingclass.There were small scale industrialists as well as large ones,small shopkeepers and tradesmen,officials andsalaried em
28、ployees,skilled and unskilled workers,and professional men such as doctors and teachers.Farmers andpeasants continued in all countries as independent groups.During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the possession of wealth inevitably affected a persons social第 2 页position.Intelligent indu
29、strialists with initiative made fortunes by their wits which lifted them into an economicgroup far higher than that of their working class parents.But they lacked social training of the upper class,whodespised them as the“new rich.”They often sent their sons and daughters to special school to acquir
30、e social training.Here their children,mixedwith the children of the upper classes,were accepted by them,and very often found marriage partners from among them.In the same way,a thrifty,hardworking laborer,though not clever himself,might save for his son enough to pay foran extended secondary school
31、education in the hope that he would move in a“white-collar”occupation,carrying withit a higher salary and a move up in the social scale.In the twentieth century the increased taxation of higher incomes,the growth of the social services,and thewider development of educational opportunity have conside
32、rably altered the social outlook.The upper classes no longerare the sole,or even the main possessors of wealth,power and education,though inherited social position still carriesconsiderable prestige.6.What criterion did Adam Smith seem to go by in his classification of social groups?A.The amount of
33、wealthB.The amount of moneyC.The social statusD.The way of getting money7.If you compare the first and second paragraph,what groups of people did Adam Smith leave out in his classification?A.Officials and employeesB.Peasants and farmers.C Doctors and teachersD.Tradesmen and landlords.8.Who were the
34、new rich during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?A.They were still the upper class people.B.They were owners of large factories.C They were intelligent industrialists.D They were skilled workers who made their fortune.9.According to the passage,what did those people do who intended to ma
35、ke their children move up in the social ladder?A.They saved a lot of money for their children to receive higher education.B.They tried to find marriage partners from the children of the upper class.C.They made greater fortunes by their wits.D.They worked even harder to acquire social training.10.In
36、the twentieth century class differences have been partly smoothed out by _.A.Increased income and decreased taxationB.Taxation,social services and educational opportunitiesC.Education,the increase of income and industrial developmentD.The decrease of the upper class populationDirections:Directions:T
37、here are 10 incomplete statements in this section.You are required to complete each statement by choosingthe appropriate answer from the four choices A,B,C and D.11.She didnt know to express her ideas clearly when she was invited to speak at a meeting.A.where B.whyC.what D.how12.The representative o
38、f the company demanded that part of the agreement revised.A.will beB.isC.to beD.be13.his surprise,the manager found nobody in the meeting room.A.AtB.ToC.ForD.With14.I was almost asleep last night when I suddenly heard someone at the door.A.be knockingB.knockingC.to knockD.having knocked15.She didnt
39、go to the party last night,she had to finish her term paper.A.ifB.thoughC.tillD.because16.They regard as their duty to provide the best service for their customers.A.thisB.whatC.itD.that17.up at the clock on the wall,the secretary found it was already midnight.A.LookingB.LookC.To lookD.Looked18.I tr
40、ied to get out of the business I found impossible to carry on.A.whyB.whichC.whatD.where19.The scientists wanted to keep people about the breakthrough in his experiment.A.in formB.informedC.informingD.to inform20.The advertising company recently hired a designer had once won a prize in a national con
41、test.A.whoseB.whichC.whomD.whoDirections:There are 20 blanks in the following passages.For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C,Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passages.For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C,and D.You should choose the one that Best fits into th
42、e passage.and D.You should choose the one that Best fits into the passage.第 3 页People could not go into space without computers.Computers a lot of information.They solve many problemsquickly in order to bring people back safely to earth.Apollo 13 was sent into space on April 11,1970,three astronauts
43、 on board.They were on their way to themoon.The trip went well for two days.,when Apollo 13 was 200,000 miles from earth,there was a suddenproblem.The spaceship oxygen.The men might die without enough oxygen they could return to earth.Very quickly,the scientists in the Manned Spacecraft Center in Ho
44、uston,Texas,went to work on the problem.Howcould these men quickly and safely to earth?they have enough oxygen left to return?It months of work for scientists alone to study all the possible answers to these problems.They coulduse one thinga computer.One of the largest and computers in the world was
45、 at the Manned SpacecraftCenter in Houston.Scientists quickly thought up all possible ways to save the men in Apollo 13.They the information intothe computer as fast as they could.They did not stop to eat or rest.For 12 hours,scientists and the computer workedwithout stopping.every possible answer t
46、o the problem,the computer how long it would take,how muchfuel,how much oxygen,and the chances of or failure.Finally,the computer came the best answer.The three astronauts came back to earth safely.They landedin the ocean only one-half mile from the ship,picked them up.This is just a typical example
47、 of the importance of computers.The computer is so important to space travelscientists do not want the computer to when they need it.It is built to work approximately six years withoutrepair.The spacecraft Center has a second computer just like the first one.They can use the second computerthere is
48、any trouble with the first one.Computers are necessary for a safe,successful trip into space.21.A.could receiveB.can holdC.could revealD.can indicate22.A.carrying insideB.taking withC.holding insideD.having23.A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.ThoughD.Therefore24.A.offB.awayC.roundD.across25.A.had lostB.have lost
49、C.lostD.was losing26.A.whenB.ifC.beforeD.since4627.A.turn backB.be returnedC.turnD.return28.A.WouldB.WillC.CanD.Did29.A.could takeB.tookC.would have takenD.had taken30.A.almostB.onlyC.nearlyD.approximately31.A.safeB.portableC.most quicklyD.fastest32.A.installedB.putC.enteredD.transmitted33.A.ForB.As
50、C.AboutD.Since34.A.made judgmentsB.informedC.toldD.foretold35.A.successorB.successC.successesD.succeeding36.A.up withB.out withC.up toD.out for37.A.the oneB.whichC.thatD.it38.A.thatB.theC.thoseD.these39.A.break outB.break offC.break upD.break down40.A.whenB.whileC.untilD.now thatDirections:Choose th